synopsis: Intergraph Corporation a leading global provider of spatial information management software, announced the completion of the acquisition of Intergraph by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Intergraph stockholders will receive $44.00 in cash, for each share of common stock.

synopsis: Intergraph Corp., a leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hexagon AB, a leading global measurement technology company, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.125 billion.

synopsis: Trimble and Definiens, a company specializing in image analysis solutions, announced Trimble's acquisition of Definiens' Earth Sciences business assets, eCognition® software, an advanced image analysis software suite for geospatial applications that facilitates fast and accurate geo-information extraction from remote sensing imagery.

synopsis: 2D3 Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxford, UK based OMG plc, and technology leader in the field of computer vision, image understanding, and full motion video exploitation announced that it has acquired Sensing Systems Incorporated, a leading provider of software products and services for digital media management and exploitation.

synopsis: Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of 3D Geo GmbH, a privately held maker of intelligent 3D urban models software, based in Potsdam, Germany.

synopsis: Pitney Bowes Inc. has made an acquisition of of the software distribution unit of Acxiom France, to expand the company’s capabilities and geographic presence in the field of location intelligence. Located in Asnières-sur-Seine, France. Acxiom has been the exclusive distributor of PB MapInfo technology in France since 1989.

synopsis: Avalara announced that it has completed the acquisition of New Horizons Systems, LLC, one of only three data providers of geographic tax determination within the United States.

synopsis: Zekiah Technologies, Inc. announced the acquisition of Upper 90. Upper 90 is a nationally regarded firm specializing in geospatial application development in GIS and CADD formats.

synopsis: Trimble has acquired Ingenieurburo Breining GmbH of Kirchheim, Germany, a provider of customized field data collection and office software solutions for the cadastral survey market in Germany. Financial terms were not disclosed.

synopsis: Sybase iAnywhere today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Coboplan, a market-leading Japanese provider of Geographic Information System software solutions.

synopsis: Pitney Bowes Inc. announced the successful completion of the tender offer by its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Magellan Acquisition Corp., at $20.25 net per share in cash for all the outstanding shares of common stock of MapInfo Corporation. The offer expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on April 18, 2007.

synopsis: MapInfo Corporation, the leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, has acquired privately-held Graphical Data Capture, Ltd., a London-based location intelligence provider and partner of MapInfo for the past 17 years. GDC develops applications and offers consulting services primarily to local and regional UK government authorities.

synopsis: Overwatch Systems today announced that it has acquired Visual Learning Systems (VLS) of Missoula, MT. The purchase became effective on April 28, 2006. VLS is the worldwide leader in automated feature extraction solutions (AFE) for geographic information systems (GIS).

synopsis: KOREM, a leader in the development and integration of Web-mapping solutions and geographic information systems, announced the acquisition of Primus Geographics Inc., a US company specializing in location-based software, data and services.

synopsis: Digital Angel, an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of high-value assets, has completed the merger between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. and Digital Angel Corporation . The newly combined company will do business as Digital Angel.

synopsis: Esri, the market leader in GIS technology, has acquired SpotOn Systems, maker of products such as SpotOn Vantage Maps, to provide business intelligence solutions in addition to Esri Business Analyst. SpotOn brings interactive mapping to IBM Cognos business intelligence applications.

synopsis: GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced that it has purchased 100 percent of the stock of SPADAC Inc., a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46 million in cash and stock.

synopsis: SPADAC announced that it has acquired all of the Intellectual Property assets of Veratect. Veratect’s technology provides the world’s most effective and earliest possible disease risk situational awareness capabilities to corporations, insurers, government, and NGO clients.

synopsis: First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc., a subsidiary of The First American Corporation), announced today that it has acquired Harvard Design and Mapping Company, Inc. (HDM), a leading provider of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to businesses and governments worldwide.

synopsis: MDA EarthSat Weather ('EarthSat Weather') has acquired from Risk Management Solutions ('RMS') the entire weather derivatives software and data franchise, including the full rights to the Climetrix software.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation, a world leader in public safety, security and infrastructure management software, has acquired Augusta Systems, Inc., an innovator in the intelligent convergence of cameras, sensor systems, and networks that enable detailed, real-time information from facilities, infrastructure, and remote locations.

synopsis: Intergraph®, a world leader in public safety and security software, has acquired the public safety software applications, personnel, and customer contracts of Denali Solutions, LLC. Denali is a global leader in records management systems (RMS), with leading customers such as Baltimore city and county, MD; Nashville, TN; and Oklahoma City, OK.

synopsis: Intergraph Corp., a leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hexagon AB, a leading global measurement technology company, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.125 billion.

synopsis: Intergraph, the world's leading provider of enterprise engineering software to the process, power and marine industries, has acquired COADE Holdings Inc., provider of CAESAR II®, PV Elite and TANK products, the industry's most widely used software for pipe stress, pressure vessel and storage tank analysis.

synopsis: Intergraph® has acquired the SIGRAPH® business unit from Technische Computer Systeme Sussen GmbH (TCS). The acquisition includes SIGRAPH.CAE®, an innovative software application for electrical and process control engineering with a significant market presence in the global oil and gas, metals and power industries.

synopsis: Intergraph® Korea Ltd. has acquired all the shares of TechServer Corp., a Seoul-based software and services company specializing in automated drafting, data exchange and system integration in the shipbuilding, process, power and offshore industries.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation, a leading global provider of spatial information management software, has acquired the software operations and related assets of GISquadrat AG. GISquadrat is based in Vienna, Austria and provides geospatial software and services to more than 200 local government and utility customers in Austria, Germany, Croatia and Hungary.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation a leading global provider of spatial information management software, announced the completion of the acquisition of Intergraph by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Intergraph stockholders will receive $44.00 in cash, for each share of common stock.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation, a leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software, today announced that it has acquired Alias Ltd., a leading global provider of piping design automation software, based outside of Manchester, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation, a leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software, today announced that it has acquired POPPENHAGER GRIPS GMBH, a software company based in Neunkirchen/Saarland, Germany. Poppenhager Grips provides geospatial analysis software and services to municipalities and utility companies.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired DecisionView, a software solutions company that helps life sciences organizations plan and track patient enrollment for clinical trials around the world. DecisionView offers its clients an innovative suite of decision support tools to improve the speed, efficiency and performance of clinical trial planning and management.

synopsis: Symbility Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Automated Benefits Corp., provider of accurate and easy-to-use claims processing and estimating software for the property and casualty insurance industry, has closed the previously announced transaction to acquire Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, LLC's claims division.

synopsis: PRIMEDIA announced that it has completed the acquisition of eBay Inc.’s Rent.com subsidiary. Rent.com is the nation's #1 Internet listing site in the rental housing industry, enabling renters to find a residential rental property online using a free robust search tool.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired PharmARC, an India-based company specializing in commercial analytics and services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition adds significant scale to a world-class services delivery platform, strengthens IMS’s business process outsourcing capabilities.

synopsis: inVentiv Health, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain promotional and medical audit businesses of SDI Health, which IMS Health has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval of its acquisition of SDI.

synopsis: Vertafore, the leading provider of insurance distribution channel management solutions, announced that the acquisition of Kaplan Compliance Solutions ("KCS") by its wholly owned subsidiary, Sircon, has closed. KCS is a technology and outsourcing solutions provider for the insurance and securities industries.

synopsis: Vertafore, a leading provider of insurance distribution channel solutions, announced its acquisition of StoneRiver FSC, Inc. (FSC). FSC delivers insurance rating and management systems to more than 6,500 customers including independent agents, brokers, insurance carriers and managing general agencies across the country.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired Med-Vantage, a San Francisco-based software solutions company, to further expand its presence and capabilities in the payer marketplace. Med-Vantage offers its clients a comprehensive suite of provider performance management and member engagement solutions that promote high-quality care.

synopsis: PRIMEDIA Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of TPG Capital, a leading global private investment firm. Primedia helps millions of consumers nationwide find apartments, houses for rent or new homes for sale through its innovative Internet, mobile and print solutions.

synopsis: IMS Health has completed its acquisition of SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm. It provides the industry’s most comprehensive de-identified patient-level data to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, enabling them to better understand the healthcare market.

synopsis: TPG Capital is acquiring MDA Lending Solutions as well as insurance information leader Marshall & Swift®. MDA Lending Solutions provides advanced information solutions that can improve the decision-making and operational performance of customers by reducing the time, cost and risks involved in real estate transactions.

synopsis: Vertafore, a leading provider of software and services to the insurance industry, announced the completion of its acquisition by investment funds managed by TPG Capital. TPG purchased the company from Hellman & Friedman and its co-investor JMI Equity for a total consideration of $1.4 billion.

synopsis: IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, announced the completion of its acquisition by entities created by certain affiliates of TPG Capital, L.P. (“TPG”) and the CPP Investment Board (“CPPIB”).

synopsis: Avaya Inc., Silver Lake and TPG Capital today announced that Silver Lake and TPG Capital have completed the acquisition of Avaya in a transaction valued at approximately $8.3 billion.

synopsis: Sabre Holdings today announced the completion of the acquisition of the company by affiliates of Silver Lake and TPG.

synopsis: Intergraph Corporation a leading global provider of spatial information management software, announced the completion of the acquisition of Intergraph by an investor group led by Hellman & Friedman LLC and Texas Pacific Group. Under the terms of the agreement, Intergraph stockholders will receive $44.00 in cash, for each share of common stock.

synopsis: Univision Communications Inc. the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., announced the completion of its acquisition by Broadcasting Media Partners Inc., an investor group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, TPG, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Saban Capital Group, for $36.25 per share in cash.

synopsis: SunGard announced the completion of the acquisition of SunGard Data Systems Inc. by a consortium of private equity investment firms organized by Silver Lake Partners that also includes Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific Group.

synopsis: Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, today signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB plc to acquire its subsidiary Lloyds TSB Registrars for a total consideration of £550 million ($1.1 billion), subject to completion and other adjustments.

synopsis: TradeMaven LLC and eLocal today jointly announced they have merged the two firms to form TradeMaven Group LLC (TMG). The merger is one of the most significant in the online trading industry, combining TradeMaven's leading technology for online trading with eLocal's exceptional retail and institutional execution and brokerage services.

synopsis: TeleCheck Services, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of ClearCheck, Inc., a full-service provider of return check management systems for major retailers and supermarkets across the United States. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: International Monetary Systems, Ltd., a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it has purchased the assets and client base of Kansas Trade Exchange (KTE), located in Wichita, KS. The transaction will become effective on September 30, 2007.

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announces that it has acquired 9,790,280 shares in London Stock Exchange plc for a price of 1,218 pence per share. The consideration represents approximately GBP 119.2 million (c. US$ 219.4 million).

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced that it will complete its acquisition of Brut LLC, the owner and operator of the Brut ECN, from SunGard Data Systems Inc. SDS for a total consideration of $190 million in cash.